Cattle-stanchion.



No. s79',a39.' f Patented Aug. 6, 19m.

.Le. FBAGNER.

CATTLE summon.

(Applicatian filed Apr 1, I 1901.)

(No Modem a uomus PETERS cu, PHOYQ umo WASHINGTON o c NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN GEORGE FRAGNER, OF MONROE, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CASIMIR HENRY WALLINGER, OF SAME PLACE.

CATTLE-STANCHION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 679,839, dated August 6, 1901;

Application filed April 1, 1901.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN GEORGE FRAG- NER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Monroe, in the county of Monroe and State of Michigamhave invented a new and useful Oattle-Stanchion, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improved cattle-stanchion; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices hereinafter fully set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a cattle-stanchion constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of. the same, part-1y in section. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of the gravity-catch.

My improved cattle-stanchion comprises the upper and lower pivoted heads 1 2, the fixed stanchion-bar 3, which connects the same together at one end, and the swinging stanchion-bar 4, the lower end of which is pivoted to the lower head 2, as at 5, and the upper end of which is adapted to be swung into and out of an open slot 6, with which the upper head 1 is provided.

In the form of my invention here shown the stanchion has its respective heads pivoted to a sill 7 and a plate 8, but it will be understood that any suitable framework may be provided for the stanchion, and I do not limit myself in this particular.

The plate 8 is provided on its under side with a notch 9, which is mortised therein, and the upper head 1 of the stanchionis provided with a gravity-catch 10, which is located in the slot 6 and is pivoted, as at 11, and serves to engage the locking-notch 9, and thereby lock the stanchion against rotation on its pivot when the swinging stanchion-bar 4 is opened, as shown in Fig. 2. The lower weighted end of the gravity-latch 10 is disposed in the path of the upper end of swinging stanchion-bar 4, so that when the latter is closed it automaticallyturns the said gravity latch on its pivots and disengages said gravity-latch from Serial No. 53,857. (No model.)

bolted or otherwise secured to the under side of the upper head 1. The said lock-link operates in an opening near the upper end of the swinging stanchion-bar, and when the swinging stanchion-bar is closed the pivoted section 14 of the lock-link drops to the position shown in Fig. 1, and thereby locks said swinging stanchion-bar in a closed position,- as will be understood. In order to release said swinging stanchion-bar, the outer end of the pivoted section of the lock-link must be first raised and disposed in line with the fixed section 13 thereof, as will be under stood.

Having thus described my invention, I claim-- 1. A cattle-stanchion having a swinging stanchion-bar, in combination with a locklink comprisinga fixed section 13 and an outer section 14 pivoted thereto, said fixed section being secured to one of the stanchion-heads, said pivoted outer section 14 passing through an opening in said swinging stanchion-bar, said section 14 being adapted to drop to a ver= tical position on the outer side of said swing ing stanchion-bar when the latter is closed, and the upper end of said section 14 when thus disposed extending above said fixed section 13, to lock said swinging stanchion-bar in a closed position, substantially as described.

2. A cattle-stanchion having a swinging stanchion-bar, in combination with a locklink comprising a fixed section and a pivoted section, the former being secured to one of the stanchion-heads and the latter passing through an opening in said swinging stanchion-bar, the said pivoted section of said link being adapted to drop to a vertical posi-- tion on the outer side 'of said swinging Stan-- ehion-bar when the latter is closed, to lock the same in said closed position,and a gravitylatch disposed in the path of said swinging stanchion-bar, said latch serving to lock said stanchion against rotation on its pivots when said swinging stanchion-bar is opened and being turned to and held in inoperative posi- I tion by said swinging stanchion-bar, when 

